Legal Opinion
Spheeris Sporting Goods, Inc. v. Spheeris on Capitol
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided July 3, 1990No. 89-0856PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSullivan, J.
In this appeal, Spheeris Sporting Goods, Inc. (Sporting Goods), a retail sporting goods merchandiser, challenges part of an order for a preliminary injunction entered in its favor. The preliminary injunction was directed at a competitor, Spheeris on Capitol, and its principal owners, brothers Andrew J. Spheeris and Paul J. Spheeris (collectively, the Spheeris Group). The preliminary injunction prohibited the Spheeris Group from using the names, "Spheeris on Capitol" or "Spheeris Sporting Goods," or any substantially similar name. Sporting Goods challenges that part of the order authorizing…
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